SHIPPING DISPUTE.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 December 1924, Page 7

SHIPPING DISPUTE.

XFP.'.ICATION BY OWNERS.

CLAUSES IN THE AWARD.

oy Telegraph.—Prest Astn.—Copyright. Received Dec.’ 15, 11.30 p.m. Zvlelbourne, Dec. 15. In the Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Powe re adjourned rill Monday next the .shipowners’ application for the deletion lof the overtime clause of the existing (award, stating that unless the Wyandra at Brisbane and the Canberra at Sydney were manned, he would have to sider the disregistration of the union if such an application were made by the tuners. THE CANBERRA MANNED. Received Dec. 15, 11.30 p.m. Sydney, Dec. 15. Following on the lecipt oi Mr._ Justice Bowers’ decision in the Arbitration •Court, the crew of the anberra decided to take the vessel to sea. The Canberra sailed at 10 p.m.

DISPUTE AT FREMANTLE. NO TUGS FOR STEAMER. Received Dec. 15, 11.30 p.m. Perth, Dec 15. The local seamen’s dispute is sfill unsettled. When the Orama arrived from r (England she was unable to enter the fhaxbour as the tug?, were still out of ■commission, and she wa® compelled to disembark her passengers and mails by launch outside the heads.

COURT ACTION WITHDRAWN. Received Dec. 15, 8.45 p.m. Sydney, Dec. 15. In the High Court the overseas shipping companies withdrew their application for an injunction. The abolition of the shipping labour '•bureau came as a complete surprise to the members of the bureau, as they were •shortly applying for the registration of the (bureau as a union. A meeting of memibers is to be held at the week-end to consider the position.

FEATURES OF SETTLEMENT. Melbourne, Dee. 15. The chief feature of the settlement of the shipping strike is the abolition of the shipping labour bureau at Sydney. For this concession the Watersiders’ Federation* agrees to call off the strike ami allow all men registered at the (bureau to go into the federation. It (undertakes that no stoppage or section»al strikes shall occur in future —eve® if any dispute arise® no stoppage must occur—while sympathy strikes are banned, until all reasonable avenues of settling disputes have been explored.